This week's layouts

I'll get these newborn portraits all scrapped eventually! LOL Dianne's new Shabby Love collection is divine!
credits: Shabby Love Collection and Impressed Character Reference by Dianne Rigdon at scrapartist.com; For the Love of Space Templates by Amy Martin at The-LilyPad.com; fonts: Zapf Chancery Light

and the rest of this week's layouts are all related to the many many hours we have spent at the dance place getting ready for DEA on Saturday.

journaling: The girls had been anticipating the arrival of their ballet costumes for weeks, and today was the day there were finally in! Everyone loved them and felt like the pretty garden flowers they are supposed to be in their dance.
credits: Spring View by Doris Castle at scrapbookgraphics.com; P52 Week 11 template by Tracy Blankenship at FunkyPlaygroundDesigns; Alphapalooza- Clearly Mixed by Corina Nielsen at FunkyPlaygroudDesigns; Circle Date Stamps Mini 2 by Christy Lyle at SweetShoppeDesigns.com; 365 International Edition by Monica Guerra Leiria (mglScraps) at scrapbookgraphics; fonts: CK Becky

Beth and Carissa's tap group had fun decorating shirts together to wear to the big dance competition next weekend.

credits: at scrapbookgraphics.com: Toxic Pop by Monica Guerra Leiria (mgl Scraps) and Melissa Bennett; Poetic Cut-Ups: happy and Sad by Maya; Template Collection 28 by Jen Caputo; Girl Notes by Lauren Grier; fonts: Century Gothic

Yesterday afternoon was the dress rehearsal for the opening number, which is a medley of Elvis songs ending with If I Can Dream. The 4 guys are dressed in costumes representing some of Elvis' best known outfits. The girls are all in various forms of pink, black and gray.

credits: Take Me Dancing by Lauren Grier at SweetShoppeDesigns; LO template by Shawna Clingerman- SSD Advent Cookie Exchange freebie; Scruffy and Stripey Alpha by Kate Hadfield at The-LilyPad; music notes and treble clef from Pop Rocks by Dani Mogstad at SweetShoppeDesigns; fonts: CK Becky

Beth and Carissa are in the 'Heartbreakers' section, and dance to a bit of Heartbreak Hotel.

credits: Take Me Dancing and Layered Up In You- Scallops by Lauren Grier at SweetShoppeDesigns; LO template by JJorgensen- SSD Advent Cookie Exchange freebie; Scruffy and Stripey Alpha by Kate Hadfield at The-LilyPad; various hearts by Dani Mogstad (Sweet Cupcake, Crazy Little Thing, Crazy Love); pearl hearts from Shabby Love by Dianne Rigdon at scrapartist; fonts: TXT Soda Shoppe

Here are a few more shots of Beth and Carissa at the dress rehearsal yesterday.


and the final group shot I got at the very end of rehearsal yesterday. Beth and Carissa are in the corner there- you can see their backs, but they aren't shown in the mirror as I didn't have a good place to stand to get a pic of everyone- all of the dancers pretty much fill the room!

Tonight is the dress rehearsal for their Petite Tap group, so hopefully I'll be able to get some good shots of the whole group all dressed up. I have errands to run to pick up a makeup order for tonight and we are going to go get Brenna's birthday party stuff (and Bryce's too) before I forget and the coupon I have expires at the party store. I'm thinking we might have Brenna's party a couple of days early this year, which means it is really soon! LOL I'm playing in the Steve Green concert orchestra at Village 7 Pres and that is the weekend I would normally schedule her party. I'm thinking that might be just a bit too stressful to try and have it that weekend.

I hope everyone's week is off to a great start!